The Parks and Wildlife Service's prescribed burning program protects lives, property and infrastructure from bushfires through a carefully planned regime of controlled burns.
The benefits of prescribed burning include lower fuel loads across larger areas of the State’s south-west helping the department to reduce the severity and size of bushfires.
It is difficult to provide accurate notice of where and when prescribed burns will take place since the decision to commence a planned burn involves consideration of many factors. The decision to carry out a prescribed burn is made on the day and is dependent on suitable weather conditions and fuel moisture.
Below are the burns being conducted today and those in progress. Smoke may be visible. Smoke may reduce visibility on some roads. Motorists should take care, turn on headlights and travel at appropriate speeds when travelling in these areas.
If smoke affects you:
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Smoke may reduce visibility on some roads. Motorists should take care, turn on headlights and travel at appropriate speeds when travelling in these areas.
Note: If there are no burns displayed by 9:30AM, please check back tomorrow.
Select the shaded map areas to view burn details. on the map reflects the size and shape of an approved prescription. This entire shaded area is not ignited on the same day. Multiple smaller areas within each prescription – called cells – are ignited over a period of weeks or even across seasons, in order to safely achieve the goals of the prescription.
The weather will influence whether or not today's planned prescribed burns go ahead.
The weather will influence whether or not today's planned further ignitions go ahead.
The weather will influence whether or not today's planned prescribed burns go ahead.
